New Holland W190 Wheel Loader

[daniel_leavitt2000]

I received a Ferarro New Holland construction set from a friend in Germany. These snap-together vehicles are close to N scale, though look decidedly toy-like. After the success I had converting their American fire engine series, I decided to see what I could do with these toys.

Most of the vehicles are so rudimentary that it would be almost impossible to make a true model from. The one exception was the New Holland W190 wheel loader.

Here is the prototype:
http://www.machinerytrader.com/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=8206519&

And the toy:
http://spur-n.com/fahrzeug27/ferreronew02g.jpg

For the most part, the toy scales out well compared to the prototype. The real thing measures 11’3” at the roof while the model is just about 12’. The width is just a hair wide at 9’6” compared to 9’ on the prototype. Good enough for me.

I rebuilt the cab, making the glass look flusher, and repositioned the doors. The front bucket was scratch built from sheet styrene. I added the side ladders, handrails, rearview mirrors and headlights. I painted the model with Floquil and weathered it with chalks. I still need to swap out the wheels with something a little less ridiculous.







I still need to clean up the rear lights a bit.


The toy bucket next to the scratch built part.


The NH W190 next to the GHQ Komatsu

[JSL]

Looks good to me! Nice job on the bucket and arms.

[John]

Nice .. but you need to do something with those front fenders ..

[Brakie]

Nicely done.

I agree you did a great job on the arms and bucket.